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Gentle heavyweight Ben Whittaker (8-0-1, 5 KOs) faces veteran Liam Cameron (23-6-1, KOs) in a rematch two months any further April twentieth on the Resorts World Area in Birmingham, England.
It’s unclear why the 2 are even bothering for a rematch as a result of Whittaker, 27, confirmed that he needed out of their earlier battle when he grabbed Cameron, inflicting the 2 out of the ring within the sixth spherical. Whittaker claimed he’d damage his ankle and leg through the fall, however followers suspected that he’d faked it and simply needed out of the battle.
Flop Watch
The battle confirmed that the 2020 Olympic silver Whittaker can’t deal with strain and arduous pictures. It was the identical factor we noticed from him in his loss to Cuba’s Arlen Lopez. When attacked arduous by the Cuban expertise, Whittaker melted like butter. What we noticed within the Cameron battle was equivalent to the Olympic matchup with Lopez. Whittaker went to items when he began getting walked down by Cameron, who ignored the junk showboating strikes by the lanky, stork-like fighter and hit him arduous to the top and physique.
Outdoors the ring, Whittaker talks a giant recreation, however he was pure jelly in opposition to Arlen Lopez and Liam Cameron. He appeared scared in each fights. In between rounds, you would see that Whittaker was determined for assist, taking a look at his nook for directions to bail him out in these fights. There was nothing his coach might do aside from to bark directions that Whittaker didn’t observe.
Is He Price It?
Whittaker’s promoter is making a mistake by selecting to take the rematch with Cameron as a result of this man is all unsuitable. He has the unsuitable model, he hits too arduous, and he has a toughness about him that Whittaker can’t deal with. If Whittaker’s promoters are taking a look at this battle as a decider whether or not to maintain him or dump him as ineffective baggage, the rematch is sensible. It’s an excellent check to resolve whether or not Whittaker is price conserving on.
If I have been Whittaker’s promoter, I’d have dumped him instantly after the Cameron battle. I’d have seen all I wanted to from that conflict and from his meltdown in opposition to Arlen Lopez within the Olympics to know that he’s a waste of time. He’s not constructed to deal with strain and ache.
